Ryan Murphy's 'Love Story': Cast, plot, premiere details
What's the story
The FX series Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, produced by Ryan Murphy, recently dropped its trailer. The show stars Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr and Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, chronicling their relationship from its initial spark to the overwhelming global attention it received. The trailer sets an early tone of romance that gradually becomes claustrophobic and suffocating.
Trailer highlights
'There's your world. And then there's mine'
The trailer opens with tender moments between JFK Jr. and Bessette Kennedy, before quickly shifting to bright cameras, invasive paparazzi, and a life lived under constant observation. In one poignant exchange, Bessette Kennedy tells JFK Jr., "There's your world. And then there's mine." Later, she confesses, "It's not a question of if I want to spend the rest of my life with you. It's a question of if I'm cut out to be Mrs. JFK Jr."
Source material
Series based on Elizabeth Beller's book
Love Story is based on Elizabeth Beller's book Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. The series also explores the tragic end of JFK Jr., Bessette Kennedy, and her sister Lauren in a plane crash on July 16, 1999. The ensemble cast includes Naomi Watts as Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy, Alessandro Nivola as Calvin Klein, Sydney Lemmon as Lauren Bessette, Leila George as Kelly Klein, and Constance Zimmer as Ann Marie Messina.
Premiere details
When and where to watch it
The Love Story series, created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Murphy, Brad Simpson, and Nina Jacobson, will premiere on FX on February 12. After the premiere week (three episodes), new episodes of the nine-episode series will be released weekly. In India, it will air on JioHotstar.